Jess

For other uses, see Jess (disambiguation).

Jess is a unisex given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Jessica, Jesse, Jessie, Jessy, Jesswin and a surname. It may refer to:

Given name

• Jess Atkinson (born 1961), American football player
• Jess Cain (1926–2008), American radio host
• Jess Cates (born 1976), American songwriter
• Jess Collins (1923–2004), American visual artist
• Jess Conrad (born 1936), British actor
• Jess H. Dickinson (born 1947), American judge
• Jess E. DuBois (1934–2022), American painter
• Jess Folley (born 2003), English singer
• Jess Glynne (born 1989), English singer and songwriter
• Jess Hahn (1921–1998), American actor
• Jess Harnell (born 1963), American voice actor
• Jess Hartley (born 1967), American writer
• Jess Herbst (born 1958), American politician
• Jess Hill (1907–1993), American athlete and coach
• Jess Hill, Australian investigative reporter and author
• Jess Stonestreet Jackson, Jr. (1930–2011), American wine entrepreneur
• Jess Klein (born 1974), American singer/songwriter
• Jess Liaudin (born 1973), French mixed martial artist
• Jess Lee (Canadian singer), Canadian country music singer
• Jess Lee (Malaysian singer) (born 1988)
• Jess Margera (born 1978), American drummer
• Jess McMahon (1882–1954), American professional wrestling and professional boxing promoter, patriarch of the McMahon family of businesspeople and promoters
• Jess Mortensen (1907–1962), American multi-sport college athlete and track-and-field coach
• Jess Mowry (born 1960), American author
• Jess Mruzik (born 2002), American volleyball player
• Jess Nevins (born 1966), American author
• Jess Oppenheimer (1913–1988), American television writer
• Jess Pepper, Scottish environmentalist, charity worker, founder of the Climate Café initiative
• Jess Phillips (disambiguation)
• Jess J. Present (1921–1998), American politician
• Jess Richardson (1930–1975), American football player
• Jess Robbins (1886–1973), American film director
• Jess Roden (born 1947), British musician
• Jess Roskelley (1982–2019), American mountaineer
• Jess Row (born 1974), American writer
• Jess Simpson (disambiguation)
• Jess Stacy (1904–1995), American jazz pianist
• Jess Stearn (1914–2002), American journalist and author
• Jess Thomas (1927–1993), American opera singer
• Jess Thorup (born 1970), Danish former footballer
• Jess Vanstrattan (born 1982), Australian soccer player
• Jess von der Ahe (born 1966), American artist
• Jess Walter (born 1965), American author
• Jess Walton (born 1949), American actress
• Jess Weixler (born 1981), American actress
• Jess Willard (1881–1968), American boxer
• Jess Winfield (born 1961), American writer
• Jess Yates (1918–1993), British television presenter

Surname

• Carl Jess (1884–1948), Australian Army lieutenant general
• Eoin Jess (born 1970), Scottish former footballer
• Jim Jess (born 1955), retired Australian rules football player
• John Jess (1922–2003), Australian politician
• Matt Jess (born 1984), English rugby union player
• Tyehimba Jess (born 1965), American poet
• Walter Jess (born 1942), Canadian politician
• Zuleika Jess, Jamaican politician

Fictional characters

• Jess Bhamra, in the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham
• Jess Bradley, the confidant/protégé/lover/scapegoat of James Stillwell in the comic book series The Boys
• Jess Mariano, in the television series Gilmore Girls
• Jess (Misfits), in the British television series Misfits
• Jess (New Girl), the eponymous New Girl on the FOX sitcom
• Jess Riley, playable character in the survival horror game Until Dawn
• Jess Squirrel, in the Redwall novels by Brian Jacques
• Jess Tamblyn, in the Saga of Seven Suns novels by Kevin J. Anderson
• Jess Warner, in the Australian soap opera Wentworth
• Jess the cat, in the Postman Pat universe
• Jess(e), in the video game Minecraft: Story Mode
• Jess Chambers, in The Flash series finale
• Jess McConnell, American Girl character

See also

• Jes (disambiguation)
• Jesus (name)
• Jess (programming language)